# List of wars involving Somaliland

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Somaliland and its predecessors.

## Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Ifat invasion of Shewa Sultanate (1285-1286) | Ifat Sultanate | Ethiopian Empire | Victory |

## Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Conquests of the Emperor Amda Seyon I (1316–1332) | Ifat Sultanate | Ethiopian Empire | Defeat |

## Ifat Sultanate (1285–1403)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Ifat-Abyssinian War (1376–1403) | Ifat Sultanate | Ethiopian Empire | Defeat |

## Adal Sultanate (1415–1577)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Ethiopian–Adal War (1529-1543) | Adal Sultanate Supported by: Ottoman Empire | Ethiopian Empire Supported by: Portuguese Empire | Stalemate |

## Sultanate of Adal (1550–1577)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Nech Sar (1559) | Adal Sultanate | Ethiopian Empire | Victory |

## Isaaq Sultanate (1750–1884)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Battle of Lafaruug (1749) | Isaaq | Absame clan | Victory |
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Battle of Berbera (1827) | Isaaq Habr Awal | British Empire Royal Navy East India Company | Defeat |

## Dervish State (1899–1920)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Somaliland Campaign (1900–1920) | Dervish State Supported by: Ottoman Empire German Empire Ethiopian Empire (1915–1916) | British Empire Ethiopian Empire (1900–1904) Italian Empire | Defeat |

## Isaaq Tribe of Somaliland

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Burao tax revolt (1922) | Isaaq Habr Yunis | British Empire  British Somaliland | Victory |

## British Somaliland (1884–1960)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Italian conquest of British Somaliland (1940) | British Empire  British Somaliland | Italy Italian East Africa | Defeat |

## British Somaliland (1884–1960)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Operation Appearance (1941) | British Empire  British Somaliland Supported by: South Africa British Raj | Italy Italian East Africa | Victory |

## British Somaliland (1884–1960)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| East African campaign (1940-1941) | British Empire  British Somaliland Supported by: Free France | Italy Italian East Africa | Victory |

## Somali Republic (1960–1969)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Shifta War (1963–1967) | Hawiye Tribe Darod Tribe Supported by: Somali Republic Soviet Union | Kenya Supported by: United Kingdom Ethiopia | Stalemate by Ceasefire |

## Somali Republic (1960–1969)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| First Ogaden War (1964) | Somali Republic Supported by: United Arab Republic | Ethiopia Supported by: United States | Stalemate by Ceasefire |

## Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Second Ogaden War (1977-1978) | Somali Democratic Republic Supported by: Egypt Saudi Arabia Iraq | Ethiopia Cuba South Yemen Supported by: Soviet Union Israel East Germany North Korea | Defeat |

## Somali National Movement (1981-1991)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Somaliland War of Independence (1981–1991) | 1981–91: Armed rebel groups: SNM (1981) Armed rebel groups: SSDF (1986) SPM (1986) USC (1986) | 1986–91: Somali Democratic Republic (until 1991) SNA Allied rebel groups: SNF (after 1991) Supported by: United States South Africa | Victory |

## Republic of Somaliland (1991-Present)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Puntland–Somaliland dispute (2007–present) | Somaliland | Puntland | Ongoing |
| Las Anod conflict (2023–present) (2023–present) | Somaliland | Somalia  SSC-Khatumo | Ongoing |